The Royal Danish Academy of Music

Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium
1, Niels Brocksgade
DK, 1574 Copenhagen V
Tel.: +45 33 69 22 69
www.dkdm.dk

Largest school of music
The Royal Danish Academy of Music was founded in 1867 by the composer Niels W. Gade. It is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest with approx. 400 students. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II is Protector of the institution.

200 concerts each year
The inspiration for founding the academy was similar academies in Germany, and it was Niels W. Gade's guiding principle that a music academy should provide a basic musical education. This principle has been central in spite of several significant changes in the running of the academy since 1867.

In 1948 the Academy was taken over by the Danish government.

Every year the Academy holds about 200 concerts:

Variuos types of performances
There is a great deal of concert activity at DKDM. With daily concerts at the Academy and other established concert venues in Copenhagen, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy good musical experiences

Debut concerts
Orchestral concerts
Soirées
New Music concerts
Monday concerts
Wednesday concerts (concerts in the city churches)

Calendar (Danish only)



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